The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-29

A small wreck occurred ON the Burling
ton road early Thursday morning, near the
water tank north Of Streator. Some Goa
cars had been run In on the long switch
there, but not far enough to allow train
on the main line to pass. An extra came
along, but AS II intended TO stop AT the tank
II was not running very fast, and when II
struck the cars did not do the damage !,
might have done. However, 1t piled things
up In such shape that the track Was moi
cleared for several hours, and the passenger
train did not leave until after oc lock
The fireman jumped, and escaped with q
few scratches, but the engineer struck 10 his
post and was not hurt,
A number of Polish citizens OF La Sale
have recently formed themselves into a
brotherhood called the Young Mems Polit.
ical and Social Society. The object of the
society Is the political and social advance
ment Of It's members. There Is TO be a
national fund 10 which each member will
be required 10 pay five cents month, and
upon the marriage Of any member, after
the proper proof Of such event has been
presented each member will be assessed
25 cents Ii Is the intention TO have
branches Of the society organized through.
out the states, but the direction and man.
agement of affairs will, for one year, be in
the hands of the officers of the society In
La Sale, which is the first or charter So
ciety.
The work of completing the Chicago
connections Of the AtchisOn between Kan.
sas City and Chicago Is proceeding with
remarkable rapidly. Fully 80 per cent of
the grading has been finished, and track.
laying Is now being crowded forward at the
rate of about four miles per day on each
division, There are laid 144 miles of track,
or almost one-third of the entire line. 1t
will be seen by this, so far as the track.lay-
Ing Is concerned, the company can easily
complete the road by Jan. |. The bridge
at Fort Madison is practically finished, but
that at Sibley will not be ready for trains
much before Dec. |. AS soon as the last
rail Is down the company will begin oper-
ating the line, as the rolling stock Is now
on hand. 1t Is understood that the com.
pany has determined TO put on a fast vesti.
buled train between Kansas City and Chi
cago, and If this is done it will probably
lead to revolution in the passenger bust
ness between the cities named.
A meeting Of representatives from all the
mining ulStTlCtS anu tONDS VI uOTtHeTu
Illinois was held at Streator on Thursday
last who adopted resolution to the follow
ing effect: First, that the condition of
the market warrants an advance In mining
rates. Second, The work performed dur
ing the past few months to organize and
bring together those miners, hitherto re.
gsrded as being no part Of and altogether
outside our movement entitle us to make
this demand and lastly keen apprecia-
ton of the necessities of our families
prompts US at this suspicious time to de-
mand that in accordance with the dictates
of justice, an advance over present prices
take place Nov. LIST, 1887 and continue till
the termination of the scale period" A
committe was also appointed to confer
with the operators; and 1t was further
resolved, that SHOULD the committee ap.
pointed from this body to present our
wishes In this matter to the operators fail
to receive that fairness of treatment which
the importance of the proposition re.
quires, that the question of an advance be
referred to the joint national for adjust
ment"